Hi friends! This week, we’re discussing how to save water. Did you know Utahns use more water per capita than anyone else in the nation, except for Nevadans? Not to make you feel guilty, but don’t you think we could do a better job of conserving an already-scarce resource?
With that in mind, here are some more tips for saving water, this time in the kitchen:
- When you boil something—say, potatoes—in a big pot of water, save the water when you drain the potatoes. Let it cool, then use it to water dry spots on your lawn or flower garden. This is called “graywater,” and it means using un-drinkable water for other means. (Note: don’t do this if you’ve put oil or butter in the water.)
- Same goes for if you blanch the vegetables—save the ice bath and dump it in the garden.
- Leaky faucets can lose 20 gallons of water daily. Enough said.
- In one of the great green triumphs of all time, it’s more water-efficient to run the dishwasher than it is to hand-wash. Yee-haw! Just make sure you’re running full loads—if you run the whole thing for five dishes, that’s not very efficient.
Tomorrow, we’ll move on to the bathroom!
Much love, The Green Fairy
